Parking

Most GO stations have customer parking. To find out more about parking
options, visit our
station list page.

We do not charge for parking, although you can rent a reserved parking
space at most stations. Free parking is offered on a first-come,
first-served basis. Customers can park in any space for a maximum of 48
hours (free or reserved spaces).

Your safety is important to us. Using GO parking lots in a safe and
courteous manner will help make your experience on the GO easier. The
following information will tell you more about reserved parking, how to
practice safe and courteous parking and parking fines.

GO Transit offers reserved parking in many of our parking lots of
a monthly fee. Spaces are offered at all GO Stations including
Newmarket Bus Terminal, with the exception of the following
locations:
Allandale Waterfront, Bloor, Centennial, Danforth, Exhibition,
Hamilton, Kennedy, Kipling, Kitchener, Newmarket, Union and York
University.

Cost

The cost to rent a reserved parking space is $90 per month, including all taxes for a minimum six-month term.

Payment can be made by Visa, MasterCard, American Express or
pre-authorized debit. After the first six months, the reserved
parking agreement will automatically renew on a month to month
basis.

Application process

A
Reserved Parking Application can be completed and submitted
online (preferred) or can also be picked up at Union Station or at
any GO Station. If a manual application is completed it can be
dropped off at Union Station or at any GO Station.

GO Transit is piloting designated electric vehicle (EV) parking and charging capacity at select GO stations. Two parking spaces with EV charging capacity are available at each pilot station and the cost for a charging session is $2.50.

We understand that finding a parking spot at your GO station can
sometimes be a challenge.

We’re working to expand parking capacity at stations across our
system. Since 2003, we’ve added more than 10,000 new parking spaces,
and we are continually introducing more spaces and carpool lots. We
are also building multi-level parking structures to offer even more
spaces where no vacant land is available for new parking lots.
Here are a few tips to keep in mind when parking at your station:

Arrive early for your train, and you may find that more
spaces are still available.

Try getting to your station a different way, such as taking
local transit, walking, cycling, getting a ride, or carpooling.
See our website’s Leave your car at home page for more tips.

Parking in emergency access routes is dangerous and illegal,
and prevents emergency personnel from getting to where they’re
needed quickly. If you park in this area, your car may be
ticketed and towed.

Please leave accessible parking spaces free for those with
permits and reserved spaces free for those who have rented them.
If you park in one of these spaces or in the kiss and ride area,
or if you take up more than one parking spot, your car may be
ticketed and towed.

Reserved spots ensure that you will always get a parking
space, and that it will be the same one each day. If you park in
this area, your car may be ticketed and towed. Please see above
for more info on GO’s reserved parking program.

Transactions may take up to two business days to be processed.
Please allow enough time to ensure your ticket is paid by the due
date.

Payment in person

Payments for GO parking tickets may be made in person at the
Compliance Services office, Great Hall, Union Station, by cash,
cheque, money order, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or debit
card.

Office hours are Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Please note that parking fine services are not available
at 20 Bay St.

Payment by mail

When paying by mail, write the number of the Parking Infraction
Notice on the front of your cheque or money order and make it
payable to GO Transit. Make sure to include the Parking Infraction
Notice with your payment. Dishonoured cheques may be subject to an
administrative charge.

Please ensure you allow enough time for your payment to arrive
before the due date. Late payments will be returned.

Note: Do
not send cash by mail

Defaulted fines

Any Parking Infraction Notices that are at the enforcement stage
(plate denial) can only be paid at the Ontario Ministry of
Transportation and through the Service Ontario kiosks by selecting
the PAY FINES TO RENEW STICKER option.

Unpaid fines (including unpaid parking fines) filed with the
Ministry of Transportation are payable to the Minister of Finance
(Ontario). Payments can be made to the provincial government by
mail, at a Service Ontario kiosk, or at any Ministry of
Transportation office.

Parking Infraction Notices issued by GO Transit that are at the
conviction stage, but not enforcement (plate denial), can only be
paid at an Ontario Court of Justice, Provincial Offences Office
location. Please refer to your notice of fine and due date for
payment information, or make payment at the court location nearest
you.

If you are unsure of the status of your parking ticket, please
enquire by email at
complianceservices@gotransit.com, or call 416.869.3600 ext. 7180
and ask to speak to a parking administrator.

Request for trial

If you wish to contest the Parking Infraction Notice and request
a trial, you must fill in the required information on the reverse of
the notice, SIGN IT, and mail it to:

Your trial notice will be mailed to you by the Ontario Court of
Justice in the jurisdiction where the offence occurred.

Request for administrative review

Within 15 days of the date when a Parking Infraction Notice
and/or a Notice of Impending Conviction is issued, you may request
administrative review of the Parking Infraction Notice. Upon
reviewing your situation, GO Transit may vary, modify, adjust, amend
or withdraw the parking infraction. If the matter is unresolved
through this process, you may choose to pay the set fine or request
a trial.

A Notice of Impending Conviction will be mailed to the
owner/operator of the vehicle plate if payment has not been received
within 15 days of the date of infraction, or a request for trial has
not been made. The owner or operator must pay the set fine as
indicated on the notice or request a trial by the due date, or a
conviction will be registered without further notice and the
defendant will be liable for additional court costs.

Plate denial

Please be advised that once a court conviction has been recorded
against a Parking Infraction Notice, a Notice of Fine and Due Date
will be issued to the registered owner with a due date by which to
respond. If action is not taken in the form of payment, appeal or
application re-opening by the due date specified, the matter will be
forwarded to the Ministry of Transportation and a $20 enforcement
fee will be added to the existing fine and cost amount. The fine
amount must be paid to the Ministry of Transportation upon renewal
in order to receive your plate sticker for the following year or to
purchase new plates.